title: Subcortical hyperintensity on magnetic resonance imaging: a comparison of normal and depressed elderly subjects.
abstract: Subcortical hyperintensity on T2-weighted brain magnetic resonance imaging was significantly more common and more severe in elderly depressed patients referred for ECT than in a matched control group of normal elderly subjects. The potential clinical and research implications of these findings are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710.
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Coffey
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Figiel
authors.forename: W T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Djang
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Weiner
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000473:pathology